Verse
ASV
American Standard Version
KJV
King James Version
The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah
. Now
it came to pass in the month Chislev
, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,
The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah
. And
it came to pass in the month Chisleu
, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,
that Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men out
of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, that
were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which
were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.
And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.
And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days ;
and I
fasted and prayed before the God of heaven,
And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days ,
and fasted ,
and prayed before the God of heaven,
and said, I beseech thee, O Jehovah,
the
God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and lovingkindness
with
them that love him and keep
his commandments:
And said, I beseech thee, O LORD
God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy
for
them that love him and observe
his commandments:
Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hearken
unto
the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee at
this
time
, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants while
I
confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee .
Yea,
I and my father's house have sinned :
Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear
the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now
, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants ,
and
confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee :
both
I and my father's house have sinned .
we have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances
, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.
We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments
, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.
Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye trespass
, I will scatter you abroad among the peoples
:
Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye transgress
, I will scatter you abroad among the nations
:
but if ye return
unto me, and keep my commandments and do them ,
though your
outcasts
were in
the uttermost part of the heavens
, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen ,
to cause
my name to
dwell
there.
But if ye turn
unto me, and keep my commandments ,
and do them ;
though there
were of
you
cast
out
unto
the uttermost part of the heaven
, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set
my name there.
Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.
Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.
O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who delight
to fear thy name ;
and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. Now
I was cupbearer
to
the king
.
O LORD, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire
to fear thy name :
and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For
I was the king's
cupbearer
.
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